The Himalayan Monal is a phasianid galliform
(my phylogeny of birds is not well resolved in galloanserae [galliformes
or anseriformes] — help out
if you can!), with a number of the associated trappings (ground nesting,
medium size, etc) of pheasants. L. impejanus weighs 1.5-2.5 kg, and is
reasonably sized at ~67cm in length. It lives in open coniferous forests
in the Himalayan region, 2100-4500 m in elevation.

The males are very evidently highly sexually dimorphic to females,
having bright, iridescent feathers with a crest. Their median weight is
also about 200g heavier than the females.
L. impejanus is the national bird of Nepal, and as such, and
due to its habitat, is not threatened. It is rated by the IUCN as least
concern, having a large, stable, widespread population.